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Britain's low carbon energy revolution is actually saving money for households, a report says. Households make a net saving of £11 a month, according to analysis from the Committee on Climate Change. It calculates that subsidies to wind and solar are adding £9 a month to the average bill, but that rules promoting energy efficiency save £20 a month. The finding will be challenged by groups which say the UK spends too much on renewable energy. Savings But the committee, which advises the government, stands by its analysis, and forecasts a continuing trend of downward prices thanks to [...]

The price of AC battery storage has yet come down again, if you are looking at a smaller solar PV system and would like to incorporate battery storage to to BOOST savings then now has not been a better time. This battery storage system comes with rangers from 2.4kW to 9.6kW. The system also comes with integrated inverter so is best suited to new installations. Please get in touch to find out more. ENQUIRE NOW

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For a short time now we have been fitting the new ReneSola 265w solar panels. The new 265w panel are a great panel and its efficiency is 16.3% which is quite a bit higher than the standard mono or poly crystalline panels with its size being the same as a 250w panel.We did get a shock though when finishing set-up to see his system producing 4230Watts. The inverter had been set to G59 settings as there was a problem with the network in his area with the voltages being slightly high. The G59 setting will open up the inverter a bit more but [...]

Being one of the premier solar panel installers in Leicester we aim to bring you the best and widest range of products we can. We have been fitting Solar Edge systems for a while now and the production figures really add up. If you are looking to install a solar panel system a normal inverter will do the job and some we provide work very well, such as SMA, Samil Power, Fronius, MasterVault and Power One but if you are looking for something a bit more special we advice Solar Edge. Solar Edge inverter's come with something called the power optimizer, this device goes [...]

We are pleased to announce that the UK's real first ‘Solar House’ has been given planning permission by Harborough District Council. The build will be taken on by Caplin Homes and the Solar panel Home will use hybrid solar panels to meet the property’s electrical, heating and hot water requirements. Solar energy produced from the panels in the summer can be stored by heating the ground beneath the building and this is retrieved through a heat pump in the winter. The design of the two storey house also uses other methods (some of that go back [...]

A long term plan to ensure the government’s renewable heat scheme for commercial, industrial and community organisations stays within budget was set out last week. After all the trouble with the feed in tariff the government are keeping an eye on the RHI and bringing some certainty to the table with there new press release. The Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is a world first and is designed to revolutionise the way homes and businesses across the nation are heated, cut carbon emissions and help the UK meet its renewables targets. The scheme was launched for the [...]

Alistair Buchanan: "We will be very tight on power station capacity in three to five years time" Consumers are being warned they face higher energy bills as the UK becomes more reliant on energy imports. The warning comes from Ofgem's chief executive, who says falls in the UK's power production capacity are likely to lead to more imports. They predict power station closures could mean a 10% fall in capacity by April this year alone. Mr Buchanan has said the UK needs more gas supplies to fill the shortfall. His warning comes as older power stations [...]

Hate rising energy costs? Green Deal With It. The Green Deal goes live today, giving people the opportunity to transform their homes by paying for energy efficient home improvements with the savings on their energy bills. The Green Deal is the Coalition Government's new initiative to transform Britain's homes. With buildings in Britain among the least efficient in the world, the Green Deal gives homes and businesses a new way of paying for energy efficient improvements such as insulation and new heating systems. There are 45 different types of improvements currently available under the Green Deal, [...]